Heritage boys basketball coach Jentry Byleveld has had a couple of questions. Why hasn’t any one done this? And when he chatted with opposing coaches, he asked them: Do you want to do this?

Now, he has some answers as well as a plan.

For summer ball, there will be a meeting of the Class 5A Centennial and Continental Leagues. Arguably the top two groups in this cycle, Byleveld likens the meetings to the ACC-Big 10 challenge series in college, a chance for the two local leagues “to get bragging rights,” the coach said, as well as an opportunity for high-end off-season play.

The games will be held at Heritage (in Littleton) from June 19-21 and have the working class hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. All eight teams in the Centennial will be represented – Arapahoe, Cherokee Trail, Cherry Creek, Eaglecrest, Grandview, Mullen, Overland and Smoky Hill. The Continental has had 12 teams, but Castle View, Douglas County, Littleton and Ponderosa will be elsewhere. But Chaparral, Heritage, Highlands Ranch, Legend, Mountain Vista, Regis Jesuit, Rock Canyon and ThunderRidge will be on hand.

Indeed, Byleveld realizes that it’s summer ball, but, he said, “it’s probably the best tournament in the state that you’ll find. There will be some good matchups.”

Neil Devlin, originally from the Philadelphia area, has covered high school sports in Colorado for more than 30 years, writing about the people, athletes and events that encompass the Rocky Mountain prep sports world.